deoxidize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/diːˈɒksɪˌdaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē ok′si dīz′)

Inflections of 'deoxidize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
deoxidizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
deoxidizing
v pres p (US & UK)
deoxidized
v past (US & UK)
deoxidized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•ox•i•dize  (dē ok′si dīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -dized, -diz•ing. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryto remove oxygen from, esp. by reducing an oxide.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•ox′i•dise′. 
  • de- + oxidize 1760–70
de•ox′i•di•za′tion, n. 
de•ox′i•diz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
deoxidize, deoxidise / diːˈɒksɪˌdaɪz/
  1. (transitive) to remove oxygen atoms from (a compound, molecule, etc)
  2. another word for deoxygenate
  3. another word for reduce12
deˌoxidiˈzation, deˌoxidiˈsationdeˈoxiˌdizer, deˈoxiˌdiser
'deoxidize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
kill - reduce

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